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bevel gear

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bevel gear
n.
Either of a pair of gears with teeth surfaces cut so that they can connect unparallel gear shafts.
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bevel gear
bevel gear
Noun
a toothed gear meshed with another at an angle to it
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Noun1.bevel gearbevel gear - gears that mesh at an angle          
pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear
differential gear, differential - a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion


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